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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAURIAC

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAURIAC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAURIAC

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Mauriac is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAURIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Mauriac in the English dictionary

The definition of Mauriac in the dictionary is François. 1885–1970, French novelist, noted esp for his psychological studies of the conflict between religious belief and human desire. His works include Le désert de l'amour, Thérèse Desqueyroux, and Le nœud de vipères : Nobel prize for literature 1952.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAURIAC

Maupassant
Maupertuis
Maupertuis principle
Mauretania
Mauretanian
mauri
Maurice
Maurist
Mauritania
Mauritanian
Mauritian
Mauritius
Maurois
Maurras
Maury
Maurya

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAURIAC

aphrodisiac
brainiac
cardiac
celeriac
celiac
egomaniac
guaiac
hypochondriac
iliac
insomniac
intracardiac
maniac
nymphomaniac
scoriac
sex maniac
sign of the zodiac
Syriac
theriac
triac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of Mauriac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mauriac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAURIAC

Find out the translation of Mauriac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mauriac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mauriac» in English.

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莫里亚克
1,325 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
570 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
510 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مورياك
280 millions of speakers

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Мориак
278 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
270 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
260 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
220 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
190 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モーリアック
130 millions of speakers

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MAURIAC
85 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
85 millions of speakers
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Mauriac
80 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मौर्य
75 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
70 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
65 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
50 millions of speakers

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Моріак
40 millions of speakers

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Mauriac
30 millions of speakers
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Mauriac
15 millions of speakers
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Mauriac
14 millions of speakers
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Mauriac
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Mauriac
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mauriac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAURIAC»

The term «Mauriac» is regularly used and occupies the 68.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAURIAC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mauriac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAURIAC»

Discover the use of Mauriac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mauriac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thérèse Desqueyroux
This volume also includes a translation of "Conscience, The Divine Instinct," Mauriac's first draft of the story, never before available in English.
François Mauriac, 2005
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Vipers' Tangle
One of the greatest Catholic novels of the 20th-century tells the story of Louis, an elderly man filled with bitterness who keeps a journal in which he records the vipers' tangle of his own heart.
François Mauriac, Gerard Hopkins, 2005
3
God and Mammon: And, What was Lost
In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel What Was Lost and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay God and Mammon, Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world.
François Mauriac, 2003
4
The Woman of the Pharisees
A self-righteous Frenchwoman uses her strict religious principles as an excuse to interfere in the lives of others, bringing them only disaster
François Mauriac, 1993
5
Mauriac: The Poetry of a Novelist
Mauriac' s verse has indeed been largely neglected by literary history in generaL But what of studies focusing specifically on Mauriac's ceuvre: is his verse well represented here? The answer would have to be a qualified negative. Although ...
Paul Cooke, 2003
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The Mask of Innocence
A young priest, caught in a web of scandal, receives a confession that sets the stage for murder.
François Mauriac, 1953
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François Mauriac revisited
In this new entry in Twayne's World Authors Series, David O'Connell provides an exceptionally well written, jargon-free introduction to Mauriac, a thoroughly updated rendition of Maxwell Smith's well received Francois Mauriac (1970).
David O'Connell, 1995
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Holy Thursday: An Intimate Remembrance
The famed novelist Francois Mauriac walks through the great events of Holy Thursday, showing how each -- the foot washing, the institution of the priesthood and the Eucharist, and more -- flows from the abiding love of the Savior.
Francois Mauriac, 1998
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François Mauriac: The Making of an Intellectual
Moreover, lucidity and self-control are vital because they bring with them the possibility – though not, for a Mauriac whose Catholicism had a distinctly Jansenistic edge, the guarantee – of salvation.20 As a result, Mauriac could be nothing ...
Edward Welch, 2006
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François Mauriac: psycholectures
Most of the essays in this collection are written from a psychobiographical or psychocritical viewpoint, drawing on the work of Freud, Marthe Robert, Klein, Lacan and Mauron.
John Ernest Flower, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAURIAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mauriac is used in the context of the following news items.
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At 100, Edith Piaf still manages to tug at the heart
PIAF Bibliothèque nationale de France, Quai François-Mauriac, Paris, 75706. Through Aug. 23. Tickets $10. 011-33-1-53-79-5959, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Ace: A Rolex Explorer, Wimbledon, And The Maurice De Mauriac
Aside from the obvious, visiting Wimbledon is not like attending a Kiss concert for one major reason: people don't dress up quite so ... «Quill & Pad, Jul 15»
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“L'Europa imbelle sta morendo”. Parla Camus, il rinnegato dei Lumi
La teoria della “Grande Sostituzione” venne a Renaud Camus durante una visita a Vémars, nella Val d'Oise, alla casa di François Mauriac. «Il Foglio, Jun 15»
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The Tablet Literary Festival - A rich and fascinating exploration of the …
Greene's writing also had strong affinities with that of François Mauriac, said Professor Lodge. Both Mauriac's The Knot of Vipers and Greene's ... «Independent Catholic News, Jun 15»
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Lincoln County property transfers in May
... Asset Backed Certificate Series 2007-4; De Mauriac, Gwenn R. to Esancy, Eric; Morrison, Christopher G. to Morrison, Jennifer and Morrison, ... «Boothbay Register, Jun 15»
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Confessions of a Catholic Novelist
The French critic Charles Du Bos, writing about novelist François Mauriac in 1933, dubbed this le problème du romancier catholique—the ... «The New Republic, Jun 15»
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Faith in our fathers: can you believe in fictional priests?
Mauriac stated that the only characters that really interested him were the ones who assumed a life of their own and brought him in directions ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Cover Story: Edward Goreys Best Book Jackets
Gorey's cover for the Anchor edition of Thérèse (1956), by François Mauriac, is a case in point: The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Courtesy of ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
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Library to Host Summer Book Club
This historical novel takes a close look at the lives of women during war from the perspective of sisters, Isabelle and Vianne Mauriac. Set during ... «ithaca.com, May 15»
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The Idiosyncratic Fictions of Jean Echenoz
... Paul Éluard, François Mauriac, and Louis Aragon, which were passed from hand to hand, often in the middle of the night on a Paris bridge. «The New Yorker, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mauriac [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mauriac>. Apr 2024 ».
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